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PIBRw.d Format



Writes positive integer binary (fixed-point) values in Intel and DEC formats.
Category: Numeric

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Syntax

PIBRw.d

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the input field.

Default: 1
Range: 1-8
d

specifies to multiply the number by 10d. This argument is optional.

Default: 0
Range: 0-10

Details

All values are treated as positive. PIBRw.d writes positive integer binary values that have been generated by and for Intel and DEC operating environments. Use PIBRw.d to write positive integer binary data from Intel or DEC environments on other operating environments. The PIBRw.d format in SAS code allows for a portable implementation for writing the data in any operating environment.

Note:   Different operating environments store positive integer binary values in different ways. This concept is called byte ordering. For a detailed discussion about byte ordering, see Byte Ordering for Integer Binary Data on Big Endian and Little Endian Platforms.   [cautionend]


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Examples

y=put(x,pibr2.);
put y $hex4.;  

Value of x Results

----+----1
128
8000
* The result is a hexadecimal representation of a two-byte binary number written in positive integer binary format, which occupies one column of the output field.


See Also

Informat:

PIBw.d Informat

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